Hundreds of runners joined KCRA’s Deirdre Fitzpatrick Sunday for the #runforToday 5- and 10-mile events through the streets of Sacramento.

Hundreds of runners joined KCRA’s Deirdre Fitzpatrick Sunday for the #runforToday 5- and 10-mile events through the streets of Sacramento.

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Updated: 3:07 PM PDT Apr 12, 2015

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WEBVTT RICK SCOTT WILL BE IN CALIFORNIA TODAY. HE IS TARGETING SHIPPING RELATED BUSINESS, HOPING TO TAKE THEM BACK TO FLORIDA. THOUSANDS ARE LACING UP THEIR RUNNING SHOES FOR A FIVE AND 10 MILE RACE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK JOINS US LIVE FROM THE START LINE. ARE YOU GUYS FIRED UP ABOUT THIS RACE? I WAS LOOKING FOR MY RUNNING SHOES. THESE ARE MY BED RUNNING SHOES, IT IS A NIGHTMARE. -- IT WAS A NIGHTMARE. DEIRDRE: WHERE DOUBLED UP -- WE ARE DOUBLED UP. WE ARE READY TO GET GOING. IT IS A DIFFERENT FORM OF RUNNING WHERE YOU LEAN INTO THE RUN. RUNNING A LONGER DISTANCE IS CHALLENGING FOR YOU. I'VE ONLY GOTTEN TO FOUR MILES SO FAR. IT IS CENTERING YOUR BODY, LEAN FORWARD. I CALL IT THE ZOMBIE RUN. THAT IS PRACTICING FOR TODAY. DEIRDRE: YOU ARE A BIT MORE MINDFUL WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING. TO BE MORE MINDFUL ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, YOUR FITNESS. SHE'S SCARED. DEIRDRE: WE HAVE A TIP RIGHT HERE. ARRIVING, GETTING WARMED UP. THIS WILL BE OUR MEETING PLACE BEFORE AND AFTER THE RUN. WE HAVE ABOUT 70 OR SO RUNNERS. HERE'S ONE. WE ARE ON LIFE TV. ALWAYS GOOD. A FIRST FORECAST? EILEEN: GETTING A LITTLE WARM OUT THERE. DIGIT BANK WE ARE GETTING A NICE COOL START, SO IT IS GREAT. I HAVE SOME LAYERS ON BUT IT WILL BE COMING UP PRETTY SOON. DEIRDRE: ANY RUNNING NIGHTMARES LAST NIGHT? NOT REALLY. I JUST HAD A SLICE OF BREAD. LISA, PACE YOURSELF. DEIRDRE: SEND LIVECOPTER3 TO FIND ME AT THE END. HOW MUCH BETTER DOES IT GET? NOT MUCH. GOOD MORNING. ARE YOU READY TO GO? SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE ON CAMERA WITH A PREGNANT BELLY. DEIRDRE: ONE OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED MASTERS RUNNERS. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU OUT HERE TODAY. GOOD MORNING. RUNNING FOR TWO. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. A NEW GRANDBABY COMING IN. YOU ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS BECAUSE YOU CONTINUE TO RUN THROUGH YOUR PREGNANCY. IT IS A GREAT STRESS RELIEF AND GREAT EXAMPLE FOR YOUR KIDS. I HAVE RUN THROUGH ALL OF THREE OF MY PREGNANCIES. IT'S IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR MY KIDS. DEFINITELY MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER. DEIRDRE: WE ARE READY TO RUN FOR TODAY. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE EVERYBODY OUT HERE. IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT HERE TO START LINE NUMBER ONE, HURRY UP. OUR MEETING POINT IS GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE BY THE START LINE. WE WILL SEE YOU AT THE FINISH LINE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL WOMEN WHO SAY RUNNING ISN'T FOR ME? DEIRDRE: WHAT IS THE ADVICE YOU WOULD TELL WOMEN ABOUT ACCOMPLISHING A GOAL AND SETTING A BIG GOAL OR YOU? YOU SAID IT FIVE-MILE GOAL? I WAS HONEST WITH THEM. YOU SEE ME WORK UP TO THIS. I WOULD SAY ONE OF THE THINGS OUR RUNNING COACH SAID TO ME WAS WE GET TO RUN. DON'T THINK ABOUT IT AS YOU HAVE TO GO RUN. WE GET TO RUN. BE MINDFUL ABOUT THAT THE WHOLE TIME. IF YOU STOP, KEEP WALKING AND GOING. KEEP BUILDING ON THE BUILDING BLOCKS AND THINK I HAVE PUT THOSE BLOCKS DOWN FOR MY CONFIDENCE WALL AND KEEP BUILDING ON THOSE. DEIRDRE: I GET TO HAVE 30 MINUTES BY MYSELF, NO ONE ASKING ME FOR SOMETHING. AND THAT 30 MINUTES LETS ME GET BACK SO MUCH MORE TO MY FAMILY. THAT IS WHAT I ALSO TEACH THE KIDS AS I WAS GOING THROUGH ALL OF THIS. I'M A LITTLE SCARED. DEIRDRE: TEAMS SCARED IS GOOD. THEY KNOW I AM NERVOUS ABOUT IT. YOU KEEP DOING IT. FORGE AHEAD. AND WE KEEP DOING IT. AND THEN THERE IS BRUNCH AFTER. DEIRDRE: I AM PROUD OF YOU AND WE ARE GOING TO BE READY TO RUN FOR TODAY. WE WILL SEE YOU IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

Hundreds participate in Sactown Run

Hundreds of runners joined KCRA’s Deirdre Fitzpatrick Sunday for the #runforToday 5- and 10-mile events through the streets of Sacramento.